With Trump win, Democrats ask anxious questions about America reuters.com/world/us/with-…

Behind the Curtain: Deep Democratic depression axios.com/2024/11/08/har…

Americans see immigration as the most pressing issue for President-elect Donald Trump to address, and a large majority believe he will order mass deportations of people living in the U.S. illegally, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. reuters.com/world/americas…

TIL a wonderful new word--absquatulated. h/t @smerelman

A+ signage, Indiana edition.

Exclusive: US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications reuters.com/technology/us-…

TIL there's a life-size statue of Chef Boyardee in Omaha, outside ConAgra's product development center.

Spoke to the CEO of a Midwest manufacturing company who said deportations would cripple his production--but he's confident that it won't happen. "It's too extreme," he said.

Fascinating thread--“Lots of people talk about Made in the USA as being so necessary, but when the rubber meets the road, most Americans want cheap goods, which do not make it easy for US firms to survive.”

Consulting firm McKinsey to pay $650 million to resolve US criminal opioid probe w/ Nate Raymond reuters.com/legal/consulti…

Genuine question: How does this square with opposing Japanese investment in a steel company?

America's toymakers are bracing for a new round of trade wars. reuters.com/business/retai…

thanks!

🔊 'They have to cast a pretty wide net. Over half of the people that work in the steel industry actually commute from outside the county.' @aeppel.bsky.social breaks down how recruitment is the biggest challenge facing steel mills in America's heartland reut.rs/3RvHEHy

🔊 'A lot of younger Americans look at these jobs and see them as precarious and not very attractive. So that's one of the challenges for reviving manufacturing.' @aeppel.bsky.social on the challenges in reimagining the steel industry in the US reut.rs/4jnV84o

Tariffs may mean more US steel jobs. Will there be workers to fill them? reuters.com/markets/us/tar…

And the kicker: Asked what else he would like to say publicly, Stewart responded: “I would like to add that I’m tired and I want to go take a nap.”

Wait until he finds out how many BMWs are exported from South Carolina.

Tariff 'stacking' adds another headache for US importers reuters.com/business/tarif…

GE Appliances is spending $490 million to move production of a major line of washing machines from China to the U.S. reuters.com/en/ge-applianc…